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: 1878 Birth of Bob Suter, the oldest player ever seen in Football League. His last appearance as goalkeeper for Halifax against Darlington was on 24th April 1929.; 1919 Clapton Orient signed left winger Owen Williams. Originally joined Manchester United in 1913 and made a few League appearance in the last season of official League football at the start of the First War. After the War he was not retained by the Old Trafford club. England played him in two internationals during 1922-23 and he was transferred to Middlesbrough in 1924 where he won a Second Division medal in 1927. Spent 1930-31 his last season in League football, with Southend United and at the end of that season he had appeared in a total of 365 matches and scored 78 goals.; 1936 Tom Holley, Barnsley centre half, transferred to Leeds United. Joined Barnsley in 1933 at the age of 18 after being introduced to the club by his father who was trainer there at the time. Ideally built for the position, standing 6' 2'' and weighing 13 stone, he reached his peak during the years of the Second War and thus was denied a chance of winning any honours his undoubted talents might have won for him. He had three seasons with Leeds after the war and when he left League football he had appeared in 237 peace-time matches. Later became a journalist with a national Sunday newspaper. His father George Holley, was a famous inside forward with Sunderland and England before the First War.; 1966 Death of Billy Butler in Durban at the age of 66. A very fine outside right of his era, he joined Bolton Wanderers in 1921 and played for them in over 400 League matches before signing for Reading in 1933. Whilst at Burnden Park he won three FA Cup medals, in 1923, 1926 and 1929 and won his only international cap for England against Sootland in 1924. Retired from League soccer in 1935 having played in 464 matches and scored 77 goals. For many years he coached various Associations in South Africa and was instrumental in recommending a number of players from that country to English League football in the early 1950s.